Thorncombe Jumping Beans

Thorncombe Jumping Beans Community Hall, Thorncombe Village Hall, Thorncombe, Somerset, TA20 4NE

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 20 October 2016 5 February 2016

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Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Outcomes for children Requires improvement

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This provision requires improvement. It is not yet good because:

 New systems for monitoring children's development and identifying their next steps have recently been introduced; however, these are not sufficiently well embedded to ensure all activities are fully supportive of children's individual learning needs.  The quality of teaching is variable and children do not make consistently good progress from their starting points. Some activities lack challenge and fail to give children opportunities to experiment and try for themselves, to extend fully their learning.  Staff do not make links with all other early years settings that children attend, to ensure good information sharing and to provide consistency when supporting children's learning.  The thoughts of children and parents are not included in evaluations of the setting's strengths and weaknesses to gain a broad view of areas for future improvement.

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It has the following strengths

 The newly appointed manager knows the weaknesses in teaching. She demonstrates a strong commitment to making improvements, and implementing systems to improve the quality of teaching and learning.  Children are happy and settle well. They develop strong relationships with the staff, who are caring and sensitive in their approach. Staff give frequent feedback to parents about the progress their children are making, keeping them involved well in children's learning.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 improve the use of information from monitoring and assessments, to plan and provide activities that are challenging and offer opportunities for children to learn independently 16/12/2016

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Due Date

 improve the quality of teaching to ensure all staff confidently recognise and extend each child's individual learning needs well at all times. 16/12/2016

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Due Date

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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Due Date

 establish effective links with all other settings children attend, to improve consistency when supporting their learning  provide more opportunities for children and parents to be engaged in the evaluation process, to gain a wider understanding of the setting's strengths and areas for improvement.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed activities in the playrooms and the outside learning environment.  The inspector completed a joint observation and held meetings at an appropriate time with the manager and nominated person.  The inspector looked at children's assessment records and planning documents, and sampled welfare records.  The inspector checked evidence of staff suitability checks and the qualifications of practitioners working with children and reviewed the provider's self-evaluation document.  The inspector took account of the views of parents and carers spoken to on the day of the inspection and engaged in discussions with staff and children at appropriate times.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management requires improvement

The new manager has started to address weaker areas of practice identified at the last inspection. She is fully aware of areas that need improvement and, with staff and the committee, has introduced a targeted action plan to ensure improvements continue to be made. Recently introduced systems for monitoring children's progress are starting to provide staff with a better picture of children's stage of development and next steps for learning. The manager has introduced monitoring of staff performance and support and guidance to improve staff practice. However, staff are not fully effective in using assessment to support and extend children's learning so they all make good progress. Safeguarding is effective. The staff keep themselves up to date with safeguarding practice, for example, through training. They understand how to identify and escalate any concerns. The committee is aware of its role and ensures Ofsted is informed of any

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment requires improvement

Children enjoy playing with toys and resources that reflect their interests. However, at times, staff fail to plan activities with sufficient challenge or opportunities for children to do things for themselves. For example, children's ability to use their imaginations, solve problems and express themselves fully is limited in creative activities. Staff use discussions well, for example, to introduce children to new vocabulary and involve them in simple counting.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare require improvement

Key persons help all children to settle well. Children learn how to behave. For example, staff encourage them to use their own ideas to create the golden rules. Children follow the rules because they are personal and relevant to them. Staff teach children how to keep themselves safe and healthy, such as learning to wash their hands after blowing their nose to reduce the risk of germs spreading. Staff establish effective links with the local school. For example, they take children to visit the school library to choose their own books, familiarising them with the new environment to help prepare them for change.

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Outcomes for children require improvement

Children do not make as much progress as possible as the quality of teaching is not consistently good. Children enjoy their play, and grow in confidence. However, they do not have enough opportunities to explore and investigate independently to extend their learning fully. This does not prepare them well for the next stage in their learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 139342 Local authority Dorset Inspection number 1039763 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 20 Number of children on roll 6 Name of registered person Thorncombe Jumping Beans Toddler and Playgoup Committee

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Date of previous inspection 5 February 2016 Telephone number 07922926380

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Thorncombe Jumping Beans Toddler and Playgroup registered in 1993. It operates in Thorncombe, Somerset. It is open from Tuesday to Friday during school term times only, from 8.45am until 1pm. The playgroup is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education for children aged three and four years. There are three members of staff employed. The playgroup leader holds a level 5 qualification and the other two members of staff hold level 3 qualifications.

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This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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